Sierra Leone's first match was at home on 10 August 1949 against another British colony, Nigeria, and was lost 2–0.

[5] Sierra Leonean players playing outside Sierra Leone, such as Michael Lahoud playing in the United States, were discriminated against, with opposition players refusing to swap shirts, shake hands and allow them to certain places of the stadium because they fear that they could be carrying the disease.

[6] The Sierra Leonean national team wasn't allowed to play home games and all players had to be foreign-based.

Win Draw Loss Fixture The following players were called up for the 2025 AFCON qualification matches against Ivory Coast on 11 and 15 October 2024.

PRE Preliminary squad / standby RET Had announced retirement from international association football.